Man accused of exposing himself to girl

FALLBROOK  A 16-year-old girl who was on her way to school in Fallbrook on Wednesday said a man in a white Mercedes-Benz drove by her and exposed himself, and a suspect was later arrested, the Sheriff’s Department said.

Patrick Christopher Harvey, 26, was taken into custody at his residence and then booked into Vista jail, sheriff’s Sgt. Patrick Yates said.

He faces counts of indecent exposure and annoying a child, according to the jail website.

The girl told deputies that she was dropped off about 10 a.m. at a bus stop in a residential area at the intersection of South Mission Road and Winterhaven Road. As she was walking to Ivy High School, she said the Mercedes driver made a U-turn and parked in a red zone across the street. The man then drove slowly by her on Winterhaven Road and stopped. She said his pants were off and he was playing with his penis, the sergeant said.

He fled when she started to call 911.

Harvey was identified as a possible suspect and taken into custody after an arrest warrant was issued.

Jail records show he was being held on $40,000 bail and was scheduled to be arraigned at 8 a.m. Thursday in Vista Superior Court.